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Industry statistics

American FactFinder Economic Census The Economic Census profiles American industries every 5 years, from the national down to the city level. Data includes the number of business establishments, number of employees, payroll, sales, receipts, value of shipments, and value of work done (from the U.S. Census Bureau).

County Business Patterns Monthly, quarterly and annual industry statistical reports by county, ZIP code, or metropolitan area. Reports include numbers of employees and business establishments, payroll figures and comparisons between local (county, ZIP code or metro area) and national performance within the same industry sector (from the U.S. Census Bureau).

Industries at a Glance Statistical profiles of 12 major industry sectors. Data within each sector include employment/unemployment rates, employment hours and earnings, productivity and costs and growth projections. Reports contain graphs and links to additional statistics (from the Bureau of Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor).

Industry Economic Accounts Reports on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by industry, which include value-added, gross output, intermediate input and output and surveys of current industries (from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce).

Industry Statistics Portal The Industry Statistics Portal provides access to economic data from various Census Bureau programs. The data can be searched by NAICS code or keyword (from the U.S. Census Bureau).